Jane Embury on a new London review The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has commissioned a new report into the city’s preparedness for a terrorist incident. Lord Toby Harris has been appointed to write the independent review and report. It is expected to be completed by the of this year. He chairs the National Preparedness […]
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Fire: the friendly enemy
Jane Embury looks at the risk of fire Fire can be friend or foe. When fire breaks out in a building, it’s definitely an enemy. An enemy that needs to be contained. That’s what our internal and external advanced glazing systems are there to do. Trap fire in one place so that it can’t escape […]
No time to evacuate
Jane Embury looks back twenty years The 20th anniversary of 9/11 takes place in a few weeks. That grim milestone should also still cast an uncomfortable spotlight on the safe evacuation of buildings. Because it’s an issue that should be of concern now. Some contractors are reducing specifications for 60 minutes of integrity and insulation […]
Living on the high street
Jane Embury looks at innovative ways to meet the housing shortage The UK government recognises the scale of the country’s chronic housing shortage and has pledged to “build, build, build.” It’s estimated by the BBC’s Housing Briefing that the UK has built 1.2 million fewer homes than we should have. Not only that, but there […]
New thinking for the new normal
Jane Embury looks at a new kind of blended architecture As the UK unlocks, and things start to get back to normal, we all want to know what the new normal will look like. For many, it will mean a return to their places of work or, for some, a blended pattern of partial homeworking. […]
